Scàthach's body shivered. She was really trying hard to hold herself.
"What? Don't tell me you still want to continue?. Sorry for getting you riled up for nothing but that was just an illusion." Alex said. He was also confused on how his killing intent became that overwhelming.
Alex knew that even for him he can't beat Scàthach. As the fight continues Alex's mental strength would just continue to ware itself out. With that, Alex quickly retracted his killing intent and quickly made up a lie, telling it's an illusion.
"You know, it's a sin for tricking a woman like that." Scàthach said as she took a deep breath to calm herself. She is still old enough to control her emotion and not completely act on it. Her killing intent disappeared.
"Oh? I see that little Scathy have gained some understandings of emotions now?" Alex smiled
"I guess, for a bit. Facing that kind of killing intent made me remember, of what I felt before I became an immortal. I do not know if it was this or not. I just know that when I became an immortal there is something within the current me that changed from the past me"
"Well, Of course! maybe you have matured? Haha. Anyways, meeting me and spending this minute with me, you have lots of things you have discovered right?.
I know that it was fun for you. Just by looking, I have seen lots of emotions from you, delight, anger, fear, and many more; you were even really excited to fight me when I released that kind of killing intent.
You will never feel all of that if you died. You wanted to die right? Is that still the case after experiencing no! remembering the things that you felt?. Like I said before if your life doesn't have any meaning then live for me.
Furthermore, spending time with me even if for just a minute, you have already felt like this. Imagine if you spend eternity with me. You wanted to fight, right? I will give you one anytime. A woman as beautiful as you is a sin for you to spend your life in this god forsaken place.
While Alex is talking, he also got closer and closer to Scàthach while floating in the air.
Scàthach looked at him as he got closer. There was a weird feeling coming from her chest.
"Together, with me. I will let you experience what all life could offer for. I'm not confident if all we will experience is happiness, there might be sadness and pain. However, that is what emotion is for, this is what someone with feelings would experience. Still, I will see it to it that you will be happy, always.
Alex got closer and closer to her as he continued.
"Fighting with you for a minute made me understand. All this while we were fighting I was looking closely at you, to know what made you became like this. Teasing you, surprising you, making you mad. All of that was with a purpose. Finally at the last couple of seconds I understood." This time Alex was already facing Scàthach.
Scàthach looked at him with incredible colors. She doesn't understand what she was feeling right now.
"Your emotions didn't numbed down or got forgotten. Instead, you sealed it in yourself and this time even for just a bit the seal loosen. I know the reason why you sealed your emotion yourself. It may not be on point, but that much I understand, you are a woman that had enough of suffering.
You have suffered for who knows how many years because of your duty. I don't know what is the reason for you guarding the 'gate' but I knew that the moment this place got separated from the outsideworld. You still, keep guarding the 'gate' for thousands of years because you thought this was your duty.
I do not know how much you have suffered all of this years. In the end you couldn't endure it anymore, which is why you sealed your emotion. Maybe even I would turn crazy if I had your experience.
Even if you stopped guarding the 'gate' there is nothing you can do here, in this place full of undeads. You not having the power to leave here is closely related to the Swamp of Death. With all of that you were left with no choice but continue kill and kill, thinking that maybe this what your life meant for."
Scàthach trembled hearing him.
Alex smiled at her and maybe because of her current state she let him hug her. Resting her head on his chest.
"You are still a woman after all, even if you are an immortal that had killed millions. However, deep inside there is still a heart that wanted to be protected. You are a strong woman, but there is also a time that even a strong woman couldn't take it in by just herself anymore, that is then when a man takes over.
I do not know what you want. Maybe a praise for all the work you have done, or maybe you didn't have anything you want at all. Still, at least let me say this... Good Job! I will take it here from now on. But if you still don't want to... then at least let me carry half of your burden." Alex said as he caressed her hair
Scàthach reciprocated his hug tightly. Tears flowed from her eyes. At this time there were no cold majestic Queen or an immortal that is experienced in killing.
This was just a woman who have suffered for so many years, letting our her emotions.
Scàthach cried. Alex's shirt was drenched by her tears.
"There-there, don't worry little Scathy won't suffer anymore." Alex patted her head.
"Call me Scathe," Scàthach said
"Scathe? I think little Scathy suits better."
Scàthach wiped her tears and quickly separated herself, much to Alex displeasure as the heavenly feeling of her breast pressing against him disappeared.
"Whatever"
"Little Scathy, you are my woman now right?" Alex smiled
"No!.
"Eh? don't tell me you are not honoring your promise!."
"Promise? what promise? I didn't agree to it, all I said before was 'Good!' I didn't particularly agree to it."
"What? is that so? aren't you a bit too shameless playing with words against me?."
"No means no!."
Alex's face twitched before sighing.
"Well, for now you won't be attacking my undead people anymore right?"
Scàthach nodded
"Then let's get out of here first. I will take you to the real world, unlike this gloomy place" Alex said
"Mhn!, but how can we live even I can't survive at the Swamp of Death." Scàthach said
"Do not worry, how did I even get here if I didn't survive there. Just leave it to me."
"Mhn!."
Her most beautiful smile formed on her mouth. This was her first real smile of happiness after thousands of years.